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Title: Named after Horatio Hubert KITCHENER 1850-1916
Post by: markheal on Tuesday 17 November 20 15:23 GMT (UK)

Whilst searching by forename only, I see many people with forename Kitchener probably named after the well known 1st Earl Horatio Herbert, [mostly births 1898-1917]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener.

I was additionally surprised to find the HAMPSHIRE middle name, this being the name of the RN ship upon which he died 5th June 1915.

I wonder if there are any other examples of forenames denoting a place of death [or birth].

[I have just seen 165 other HAMPSHIRE middle names!]

Kitchener Hampshire HARTELL
1916–1994
BIRTH 22 MAY 1916 • Borden, TEWKESBURY, Gloucestershire, England
DEATH DEC 1994 • CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire, England

Title: Re: Named after Horatio Hubert KITCHENER 1850-1916
Post by: bevj on Wednesday 18 November 20 21:03 GMT (UK)

My grandfather's middle name was Simla.
My investigations lead me to the conclusion that he was named after his godfather, also a Simla, who had been a missionary in that town in India.
Not actually a birthplace or death place, but close :)
Bev